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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24
Moss.

Oar Louisiana woods are toll off moss
which has Of late years become quite
I'M article of trade in this city. The
gathering of moss gives employment
to Il great number of persons through
out the State, particularly to negroes
The gathcrcrs of green moss heap it in
piles, wet it and weight it down with
earth or logs, and the heat generated
by the decaying bark surrounding the
fibre hastcns the process of curing, and
in two or three months, according to
varying seasons, the decomposition is
complete. The moss is then turned
out and dried, cleaned by hands of
sticks and dirt and then shipped to the
city. Live oak moss so cured is said
to be the best, aud picked by natural
means, it is said to be preferred to
moss cured by chemicals. The city
moss gins purchase their supplies in
the open market here. TIE demand
for moss is increasing every year, and
there are now quite Il number of fac
tories in this city, as we'll as the coun-
try. There are over sixty houses hands
ling moss in this city and seven or
eight factories, which work over the
rough moss, and turn it out like hair
The process of working over the moss
by machinery is improving every
year. In passing the moss through the
gins there is a loss of about 40 per cent
in weight The moss is turnd out from
the gins in neat looking bales, branded
according to quality, and shipped to
all parts of the United States and even
Europe.
New Orleans receives annually about
10000 bales of moss, valued at nearly
n quater of Il million of dollars. Fully
onc-half of the moss received here is
re-handled by the city moss gins, and
the remainder is sold or shipped in the
condition it is landed here. The re-
ceipts this year comprise 24,557 bales,
against li,64S bales last year, and
1920 bales the year before. Gray
moss commands about to | J cents per
pound, mixed Il to > cents, pure black
II to 3 cents. \ good article will, how
ever, bring outside figures, as it has the
preference of ! to &c. more, Times
Democrat.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24
FOR THE CHILDREN.
A Lovers Triumph.

Maria Upham Drake in the watchlnan.I
I was sitting in my study,
But could not think Alright;
For my boy had said, ''Dear mamma,
just want you in my sight.
II will not disturb you, truly,
But be still as any mouse.
Only let me have my blocks here;
will make splendid house."
said eyes," for who could help it,
When no said, with lovers grace
ut will make mo, oh, so happy
just to see my mammals face.'
But the choice Of building worried
Should it now be that or this?
And the builder sorely needed
Every now and then-a kiss.
Till at last turned in earnest:
.I.onger now it can not be.
Building thoughts and blocks together
Isn't helpful dear, to NO."
Then my lover camo to tiatter,
Shook his curls, and said-the eli
"Mamnla, dear, if papa hadn't
should marry you myself
All my precious thoughts We're scattered
What cared l, with such Il boy?
Thoughts and editors are plenty;
will have Il mothers joy.
SO no won, my little lover,
And to be his sweetheart true
l would rather cheat the public.
Would you blame me il do
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24

If that grand barbecue and Demo
cratic re union is 10 be non-t actionaI
October, the day announced for Gen.
Nichols to speak here. Gov. McEnery
and Gen. Nichols could then meet in
joint discussion. Judge Moncure might
be invited, also. He would come in as
good "thiTd man" and non faction-
alist
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24

II the factional fight going on in .his
Slate indicates one thing more than
another it is that there will be split
in the Democratic party and two tick
cts In the field. 1t is an open secret
that both factions arc attempting to
get up contcstiMg delegations from
parishes that they have no hopes of
carrying. 1t is simply rule or ruiu--a
scramble for place and power, and can
only DO characterized rs down right
treason to the best interests of the
Democratic party. The middle men
of the party, the voting masses, should
step in aud arbitrato this matter-stop
this suicidal, interneciEe strife while
there is yet time.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24
LUCKY SELLS BROTHERS!
Their New Circus Combination Prove
"A Scrltable Mascot!

After an enormously successful tour
of tho leading northern cities, Soils
BrOthers-WhCsc fame AS amusement
purveyOrs is as wide as the continent
itself-are now playing a limited sea-
son in tho South, and arc presenting
their celebrated tented aggregation,
with all dazzling and sensational fer
lures, in the same complete form as
seen III the North. Having but few
weeks to devote to the southern circuit,
only the most important towns will be
visited. The people herebouts will be
deiig hted to know that Monroe is to be
ono of the favored cities, the date of
the Sells exhibition here being Thurs
day, Oct. 6.
Tho Kansas City Times, in the
course of Il long and interesting article,
contained the following:
:.Ten thousand people chcercd as
they never did before, at Sells Broth
crs' circus last night. The great white
tent was packed to suiTocation, and still
crowd bts!cgCd the ticket wagon,
which tue police ordered closed at Il
quarter of eight, so fearful were they
that II panic might occur. The sur
passing merit Of the Sells show was
fully known here, and all Kansas City
was anxious To pay homage TOD man
agcmcut TINT has created such stir
throughout the country. Those who
were fortunate enough to gain
admittauce were ahuudan,ly rewarded.
Blo,Se show gocrs were dumiounded to
find that it is still possible to present
entirely new snd thrilling circus acts.
The three rings aud huge stage blezed
with marvellous and PerilouS leafs
during the circus proper, aud the OK
PLOTS of Pawnee Bins scouts, cowboys,
crack shots, Indians, vaqueros and
buckips brouchos stirred the blood of
the spectators almost TO the boiling
point. The hippodrome races, fire.
mems contests, Daley and O'Neil's
broatisword combat on horseback, and
the boxing, wrestling, Running, pole
vaulting and feats of strength of Nc
Gregor's Scotch athletes wrought the
up TO delirium of eNcite-
meut Sells Broth
ers scored an unmistrkable triumph
here W stetday. Never before has
circus establishment given such
thorough satisfaction in this city, ana
for The first time has one reliSiously
all lis promises.
The signs Of the times point to an
business here for the on
,erprising Sells Brothers.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24

1t is claimed that Gov. McIIuCry's
unpopularity is attributed to the ''per.-
sonalism" displayed by him in the ap.
pointment of police jurors. The charge
of "personal government against him
is made almost entirely on this score
and it is well.foundcd. "A case in point
has just been called 10 our attention.
In 1856 Gov. McEnery appointed II.
M. Gill, worthy citizen and Demo
crat, police juror for the 9th ward OF
Union parish. Gill was endorsed by
four-fiths of the people of his ward.
He was commissioned, qualified and
served at least three sessions of the
jury. 1t afterwards transprcd that
Gill was not IL MIcEnery man and at
the solicitation of one of the Senators
of the district in which Union Is en-
braced, Gov. McEnery removed Gill
by substituting the name of Mr.. II. III.
Henry in the list of appointments sent
TO the Senate for confirmation. There
was no charge of any kind against Gill;
he was a good citizen and good Dem
wanted to serve them; yet Gov. Nc
Emery without just cause puts an inn
putation upon him by removing him
from Office without n hearing. In this
connection we would like to enquir @
whether or not the Governor can re-
move AN official, legally, in this man
ner? Has he not violated the consti-
tuition in doing so?
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24
Mrs. Emmct's boy.

Tom Banker was not EDnt-loOkin
no ono ever dreamed of calling him
that, the red-headed, frcckle-faced,
awk ward boy. But il was not because
Of his bad looks that he was expelled
from the Rye Street School; it was
because Of his bad behavior. ''Nlore
than any mortal could endure" That
was what his teacher said, and the other
teachers seconded his opinion. And
SO Tom was told that he need never
more shat he could go where you
belong"
Only one in the school seemed TO
care where Tom went, and that was Il
lovely Christian woman and IL teacher
in the Rye Street School. She started
early the following Sabbath, so rs to
see Tom Banker. Tom answered her
knock at tho cabin door, and looked
very surIy upon seeing who his caller
was. He had his fishing tackle in his
hands, and his face looked so white and
savage that Mrs. Emmet felt troubled.
However, he had sufficient pnlitrncss
to ask his visitor in. "Il's reg liar
pig-p though, not fit for any lady,"
he apulogiZed.
"Not fit for II gentleman either,
then, is it ?" she asked, smilinsly.
"No ma'am and gentlemen don't
want to come in, either"
"Your dear mother was II lady,
Tom, and a Christian to her last
breath. l believe she hoped and
trusted her boy woIId he gentle
man."
The white face of Tom grew shade
whittier, but he answered firmly, Gle
never will be, never he couldn't, you
know, be tied down to that :" and he
pointed 10 the open door, leading into
"A closet room, where a man, his father,
lay sleeping the inebriaic's heavy
sleep. "Tain't polite to leave you"
he added, "but l must. I've An en-
gagement, and ] guess you won't want
to stay here with that ~ and
again he waved his hand towards his
father.
tom, where are you going?"
"Goin' fishin' on Sunday" he
laughed. "Goin' where l belong, as
they told me to, an s'pose that means
to the devil"
tom, dear boy, you must not"
and gentle hand was laid upon his
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24

Some of the Republican managers
up the Hudson have settled it that
Col. Fred Grant is to be nominated for
Secretary of State, elected, and then
doomed for Vice President. He is to
work in with the Bob Lincoln move
ment, and the ticket for 'SS is to be
"Lincoln and Grant" Two shadows
ofgreat names..wonld be too much even
for this reverential country, we take
it.-Ne,o York World.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24

plicitly relied upon the discharge their
whole duty without any orders from
their constituents. Unless the dele
gates can thus assemble the war Of the
factions will begin with the opening OF
the Convention, and we will witness Il
disgraceful struggle over the admission
of the New Orleans delegation, which
is certain, one faction or the other, to
make contest. Then if IL factional
fight is to be settled by 4 factiOnal con-
vention all hope for peace and bar-
mony in the Democratic party OF
Louisiana will vanish and we Will see
two conventions in session and Two
tickets nominated to distract and
divide the white people aud afford the
Republicans an opportunity to recap
ture tie government from a party that
has proved its uufitness and incaracity
TO retain and control it wisely, Elf
GENTLY and patriotical'y.
1 am 10th to believe, however, that
the country parishes will consent to
any such calamity. l have too much
faith in their sound and practical sense,
| in their State pride and in their un-
swerving loyalty to the Democratic
party to believe that they will permit
any set OF factioEists Uf cuterie C1 M
diviuuais to undernln" its suiihity
aud jeoparIize its strength.
| And 50 I caution The country 10 De
| most careful in the selection OF dele
gates. Send true, tried, brave ana tree
men, and not II set OF ntOnAf:js that can
be led with a string around their necks
in the hands of their owners, and Innde
10 cut such antics and cafGfs as 10
cause the street Orgungrinuers TO weep
at not possessing the entire cage-full of
trained animals. Show, also, that no
dozen or score Of designing city polls
ticians can meet together one year aud
| a half before tue election and arbitra-
rily decide among themselves WHO
shall be the only two candidates before
the State Convention for nomination
for Governor Of Louisiana. Snow that
the people have some voice IN the
premises, and that it is not too iute at
| this time to thWart all such schemes
and to spread confusion in the coun-
ellis of the two factions that nave been
imposing upon the creduiity and SUBJ
missiveness of the people. Show that
they will never tolerate the prepos-
FERROUS and monstrous proposition
witch u few sel:-conslituted dicta'ors
are attempting to cram down the
throats of the people OF Louisiana
nolens volens, that only the two names
of McEnery and Nichols shall go be-
fore the convention and the claims OF
every other Democrat in the State be
excluded from consideration by that
representative body of the Democracy
Show that it is not too late for the PEG.
pie to rise in their dignity, in theil
majesty and power, and in the voice
of u Sten.or proclaim that they viii
have neither OF these faction candi-
dates, but will make choice of ar
honest, independent, fearless Democrat
not hand capped by either OF The
"rings," both of which are equally cor
rupt aud INSCRIPTIONS, and alike 4
menace to the harmony OF tho party
and the good name of the State.
OLD LINE DEMoCRAT.
New Orleans, September l6, 1887.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24

The anarchists are making bowling
mite murderers. Society demands
that they pay the penalty of their
crime and be made AN example of.
Anarchists must learn, 10y II sad lesson ,
that this country is no refuge for them
and that they will not be tolerated.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24

arm. "AOu must turn about and
walk the other way, so that some day
your waiting mother can clasp her be-
loved boy to her heart again.
Tom was moved.
Cpd try to walk that way, cause l
do want to see MOTHER" he said, chok-
ingly "but if should try I'd never
get there, cause, you see, ia tr for
ever stumbling over thai.'
Mrs. IImmets face paled, then she
looked into Toms distressed face and
said, 'sTom, dear hoy, have Il secret
to tell you. l have a stumb ~ block
like that in my own home, but, in
spite OF that, l shall climb up iut"
heaven"
Ten years rolled away. Mrs. En-.
NETS "s!umbiingblock" was long
ago removed, having first sIuundcred
all his property in rirto,ss living. We
find his widow on Christmas Eve, in I.
little back ruoln on the t',ird floor Of IL
city tenement. Her room is cu,rfur-
J tably furnished that il, il has a cu:i-
| mon carpet, Il couple Of chains inu
bed but il seems bare and fnrirtn To
| its occupant, who sits near u,.r window
with her weary face pressed .ii>e to
the cold glass, aEninst winch SU0w-
flakes are ftliiE: thick ana Ei-t Tears
are gathering ia her gent & eye. Sac
clasps her hands tn;.e! t,"r III :. I,,,s>iur-
ate way, as i; suddenly tried ,;cyut,:i
huuiu endurance, ard said ninud,
"Cbristmas Eve! Christmas Eve! |
can hardly believe, it is all So strange
and desoiate. No home no friends!
No fruit to gather after al nay seed
sowing 20
"Shc arose then, saying, "W,ii, God
knows how best to lead His nwu. l
will not brood over my truubirs.'' But
her tears fell hot and fast ali the same;
and then quick, manly stop wa-
heard outside, and {" rap at tho door.
a young man, with fine, earnest face,
crowned with auburn hair, greeted
her thus:
81 told the little lanGady ! was
your hoy. so she said | could come
right up"
only boy! Mine !" Mrs. Emmett
said in a dazcd way.
"Yes, your boy; that's Whist you
used to call me. You'll not disown me
now, 1 hope" He stepped within the
room smiIingIy, and took the Widows
hand within his own.
els it Tom Can it be my Tom ~
"Ies, yours furevCrmOrp, although
there is some on" {! G holding claim
to me-
He kissed her faded check, as he
spoke, with 4 kiss horn uf a loving,
grateful heart.
81 owe al' ! ann and Ill ! possess i'll
life to you trrm'.!r to thli!, where
| would have hNru had you not come
to me in my need and led inr back it,
to that old Rye Street School, where
you taught me how To climb up to-
ward heaven. God bless You for il
That's what | say, aud that's wh", my
wife Mary say. She's waiting now
in the dearest little home you ever
saw, to give sour inVthri'-fur my
wife is an orphan AS we'll as myself
The warmest welcome mortal ever
received.'
40 my boy! my boy" Mrs En-
met was beth laughing nnd crying,
and Tom answered, "IeS, yes. Your
boy! Say it rs often as You like it's
like the melody rf sweetest music {"
me, and these words have haunted me
through all o! titr past busy, climbing
years Wc'ii have the mCrrlrst Christ
mas mnrtal- ever had. And why
shouldn't we? for you have found
'your boy and | have found 'my
MOTHER -
Ay, the seed aoWn III the old Rye
Street School had borne fruit at last.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24

In Laiourche parish, where Gov.
McEnery has no show, Lieut.. Gov.
Knoblock has announced himself as a
candidate for Governor. Perhaps Mr..
Kuoblock proposes, as he has boosted,
to hold the balance of power, or in
other words .'get there himself or die
tate the nominee.''
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24

The trial of Gen. Will A. Strong for
embezz!ement of ticket paper money
while Secretary of State resulted in Il
verdict of guilty, the jury remaining
out only five minutes. An appeal will
be taken to the Supreme Court where
the plea Of prescription will be tested.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24

II the gubernatorial contest has mar
rowed down, as the factionalists con-
tend, between McEnery and Nichols,
it does seem that it is fast narrowing
down to Nichols alone.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24

The Ring managers had better know
for certain which way the police ju-
rors, tax collectors and assessors will
drop before they drop McEnery.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24
HOME AND FARM.
BY Mrs. ST.. J. r.. MonnE,
Sheep.

Sheep.
Apropos to sheep raising we would
add comparison between the hog and
the sheep. The balance we find much
in the Sleeps favor, for the following
reasons: Farmers with large places,
big corn cribs and wide pastures, can
raise many hogs, while a simple past
Cre with place to sleep will do sheep.
II takes just four times rs much feeding
TO DO hog rs q sheep, and if this feed
ing is NO, kept constantly ny, the hog
will either stray Oft, break into the field
or become nuisance around the lots.
Sheep are satisfied t. start on. to the
pastures, when nothing better is pro.
vided for them, pick up their Heager
breakfast, then lie in the shade till
| evening, taking the same faro for din
ner and supper. AS the shadows begin
to grow long, they will i,e seen wind
| ing their way home, with no tuurmur
as TO their hard fare This is, l say,
the DIET alone" plan on which either
the hog nr s..eep is to be kept, which
is Amos! the only way Southern farm
ers ever keep seek either will repay
with great profits, care and attention,
but the sheep will TAR outstrip the hog,
as ii few days in feeding sheep Will
make II great difference, while il takes
some weeks; to make any show with
hog.
! we have been ufen ask ed which are
the best breeds for the South. Taking
tho origin of :ha different breeds as
guide in this matter, we think the Mi
rino, AS il is II native of II warm, dry
climate, and therefore better adapted to
our latitude than any ono of tho En.
glsh breeds. They seem by instinct 10
seek tho shade, feeding early and late,
when the other breeds are suffering in
the sun.
1t is true Meri'lo is IL smaller sheep
than the English breeds, but I think
for this reason the flesh is far finer aud
tenderer. The wool brings from three
to four cents more in the market from
the quality, though the weight of tho
other breeds will so far counter balance
it, as to bring per head, more in the
end.
The depreciation Of wool of late years
has been much felt and regretted by
large sheep raisers, and many farmers
in the Eastern States went so far % to
dispose of hOcks, others to greatly re-
duce them, saying it did not pay to
keep sheep; but for my part, l would
want sheep if they raised bristles in
stead OF wool.
In our locality we have small need
to plant winter pasture, but let me
suggest plan to any having an uDpro-
ductive piece of land, be il planted
in either cotton or corn. Take one
bushel OF rye or barley to the acre, SOW
in tho middle of the rows, then run a
sweep; do it now and by the time the
cotton is pickle or the corn is gathered
tho grain will be up. After frost has
killed every other kind of grass turn
your OVID, or your Eeighbors, sheep
upon it and let them pasture there as
long as there is any thing to eat. 1t
Will spring up behind them Next
spring pIow under what is left on the
ground and watch the result. l will
guarantee no one will be dissatisfied
with their experiment.
We would recommend 70 all keeping
sheep: "Yonatt on Sheep" ami "Itan-
dall's Sheep uusbandry in the South -
MnSs
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24

What is all this talk about the Ring
managers " ithdrawing McEnery from
the gubernatorial race?
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24

IT McEnery will carry parish be-
tween the Ouachita and Red rivers
we are yet to hear of it.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24

MoNaoE, La, SEPTEMBER %, 1887.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24

Orders House
I.a.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-12-27
Arteslan Wells.

One Of the most importaut bills OF
Montana introduced at the last session
Of Congress was that Of Delegate Toole
to have an appropriation made for
boring artesian wells on the bench
lands, which are incapable OF being
supplied with irrigation by bitches or
canals conducted from wstercours, s.
Such an appropriation. If made, would
result in the reclamation Of large area
of land which will otherwise always
remain practically valueless. The bill
failed In the last Congress, but it is
understood that it will be brought for
ward again at AL early date at this sea
son. The prospects for its success are
greatly hampered with, however, by
the senseless and dishonest course OF
certain journals In the territory who
insist that irrigation Is not needed Ia
Montana, opposing desert land entries
with the statement that satisfactory
crops can be grown without such assis
tince. The facts are everywhere
against this. Even in the Bit
ter Root valley, which is re.
garded as the best agricultural
section Of the territory, that quarter
of a century's experience has demon,
,..,.i ,ha na.a.at,v Co. trri,attnn
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-12-27

the club informed the combatants
that no ordinary foul would be taken
notice Of, a. the club was putting up
81 900 TO be fought for and the specta-
taturs who had paid 81 each should
have the worth Of their money. II
Was agreed II the police stopped the
fight in the first round or before they
begun they were to get Sl2j each TO
pay for their training expenses. II
the police stopped the fight after the
eighth round, each man was TO receive
$500. 1.-THE fight was fought to fin
i'h aud the referee decided that IL
was fairly won. the victor was to get
> 900. These provisions were consid-
cred necessary, as since Ryan was
knocked out by Sullivan his stock
has been very low here and the be-
lief was general that McAuliffe would
win. McAuliffe stripped at 200
pounde. McAauliffs won in three Of
the worst fought rounds possible. In
the second round Ryan was Knocked
down twice. The third round was
ali scramble. Ryan was groggy and
McAuiiffe was too awkard to hit him.
Ryan threw up the sponge on The
fourth round being called. His truss
slipped 10 the first round. McAuiffe',
Iather, who was present. bet all th,
money be had on his boy.